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Onyx prototype phone: No buttons, totally hot
The Onyx phone has a lot going for it: besides looking slimmer and sexier than LG's Chocolate phone, it sports a type of touchscreen technology called ClearPad. Developed by Synaptics, ClearPad eliminates the need for any "hard" buttons on the Onyx, with things like the number pad, a GPS map, or a video screen appearing when needed. To close windows, all you need to do is draw an "X" over them with your finger, and answering a call is as easy as touching the phone to your cheek. But wait a minute — what if you tapped the screen with your thumb while it was ringing? And which carriers are offering the phone? Luckily, the Onyx isn't burdened with such questions since it's just a prototype right now, put together by Synaptics and industrial designer Pilotfish to demonstrate the ClearPad tech. This phone won't ever actually be produced, but Synaptics says ClearPad could be built into cell phones in "reality" by the end of the year.
Synaptics Onyx, via Engadget
By KeithLDick at 11:31 PM ON 08/21/06
***no buttons, totally hot***
Only until you have had a few too many and sitting on the Bus for the way home and you can't touch your nose let alone hit anything on that screen...
By papacy at 7:03 PM ON 08/23/06
Ummm... "never be produced..."???
Voice of Berucha Salt (spelling?):
"But I want it! Daddy, I want a pretty touchphone.... and I want it NOW!!!"
By iGeneration at 11:52 PM ON 08/23/06
|V|eruca Salt.
Ah, I miss the cellphones of the early 90s. *snort*
By kerrythehume at 12:38 AM ON 08/24/06
too TREKKIE cool not to build them.
I want it, so!! build it
By jgsmartguy at 9:07 AM ON 08/24/06
I am sorry I missed that. Where does the hold button go? and the one that says "selling on ebay"?
By RufustheCat at 1:42 PM ON 08/24/06
Not going to be produced?
Are you kidding me?
I'd rather have that phone for a costly price then have my non-expensive verizon plan.
We the people, want cool trekkie phones!
It looks to good not to be in production!
By lizziegal at 5:34 PM ON 08/24/06
I think this was the inspiration for Justin Timberlake's new song "Sexy Back."
This is one sexy phone, they are truly "bringin' sexy back" in to the mobiles. Take that Justin!
This phone is to good no to be produced so I would expect to see it soon
By crjoneslv at 1:19 PM ON 09/26/06
Takes butt dialing to a whole new level.
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